page_title: 2012 Carolina Panthers season
section_title: 2012 draft class
hierarchical_section_title: 2012 Carolina Panthers season / 2012 draft class
caption_attribution_description: English: The Carolina Panthers offense
context_page_description: The 2012 season was the Carolina Panthers' 18th in the National Football League and their second under head coach Ron Rivera. A day after the Panthers loss to the Dallas Cowboys, general manager Marty Hurney was fired. Until a new general manager was hired, director of football operations Brandon Beane served as interim GM. In a statistical rarity, the team lost the first 13 of their coin tosses, an event with a 1 in 8,192 probability. In the 13th game, the Panthers asked fans on Facebook to make the call, but the vote ended in a 50/50 tie.
context_section_description: The Panthers did not have a 3rd round selection.
  NOTES
   The team traded its third-round selection to the Chicago Bears in exchange for TE Greg Olsen.
   The Panthers finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Miami Dolphins.  This selection is the 9th, based on a coin toss at the NFL Scouting Combine won by Miami in March.
   The Panthers finished with the same record and strength of schedule as the Miami Dolphins.  This selection is the 40th, based on a coin toss at the NFL Scouting Combine in March won by the Miami Dolphins.
   The team traded its sixth-round selection (#180) and their third-round selection in 2013 to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for their fourth-round selection (#103).
  } The Panthers received one compensatory pick for the 207 pick overall.
caption: The Carolina Panthers on offense against the Denver Broncos in week 10 of the season
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